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Lot of letters and notes written to Henry Rood in the early 20th century. Most are from authors, but they are authors of many "stripes" - politicians, explorers, an astronomer, a stage actor, as well as writers - including a Pulitzer prize winner. These include: Vilhjalmur Stefansson, Charles Sheldon, Richard Henry Stoddard, Henry Cabot Lodge, William Dean Howells, Francis Hopkinson Smith, William Borah, Elihu Root, William Tisdale, William Henry Pickering Edward Bok, Henry vanDyke, John Finley, William Ordway Partridge Charles Furlong, William Allen Rogers George Lorimer, Frederick Hale, George H. Putnam, Frank C. Dodd, John Grieve, and Cyrus Adams. Henry Edward Rood (1867-1954) was an editor of newspapers and magazines as well as a writer himself. He had editorial duties at several Pennsylvania papers (Titusville, Hazleton, Philadelphia) and the New York Herald, NY Times (special corr.), NY Sun, NY Tribune, Harper's Mag. He was a contributor to Harper's Mag., Century, Scribner's, Forum, Saturday Evening Post, North American Review, and more. He was also a member of the Author's Club in New York, and had affiliations with various explorer and geographic societies. He studied the effects of immigration on anthracite coal mining in the mid-1890s, and became familiar enough with the region that he was able to warn President Wilson of impending unrest among the miners two decades later. He studied the Boston Police for Theodore Roosevelt, proposed vocational training for the military and emphasized the need to support them during WWI; he received a wireless message from Robert Peary announcing that he had reached the North Pole on Labor Day, 1909, and became the first American citizen to board his ship off Labrador. He was in communication with people in many areas. This lot reflects the diversity of his contacts.There is a TLS from Vilhjalmur Stefansson, on his letterhead, dated December 7, 1955. TLS, Topeka, KS, 31 Oct. 1924 from Charles M. Sheldon, accepting an offer to come to the author's club when he comes to New York. Sheldon (1857-1946) wrote "In His Steps: What Would Jesus Do?" - one of the best selling books of all time (not just religious literature). Four ANsS from Richard Henry Stoddard (1825-1903), with dates of Feb. 18, March 20, May 2, and May 19, 1895 (all). Rood was an associate of Stoddard's in literary criticism, probably at the Mail and Express, where Rood was also an editor. The lot includes a cdv with identification on verso. Originally it had "Robert Crossett," then "Robert" was crossed out and "Samuel" written above. We have been unable to identify Samuel Crossett with certainty, but he must have been an important friend/associate of Rood's, because his second child was named Elizabeth Crossett Rood. TLS, Aug. 20, 1921, on Senate Foreign Relations Committee letterhead, signed by Henry Cabot Lodge, about whether Rood can print a letter from Lodge. "I do not see that it [printing the letter] would serve any particular purpose at this time as my general views are perfectly well-known, but I do not care to discuss those questions in any way prior to the Conference..." One ALS and one ANS, dated May 17, 1916 and June 3, 1907 (respectively) by William Dean Howells (1837-1920), author and literary critic, editor of the Atlantic Monthly. He often published in Harper's as well as Atlantic Monthly. ALS, n.d., Francis Hopkinson Smith (1838-1915), author, artist, engineer. He wrote over two dozen books, including Tom Grogan and Caleb West, each a best seller the year they were published. He also built (as a contractor) jetties, lighthouses, life-saving stations, and the base for the Statue of Liberty. In addition, he was an award-winning artist. TLS, Nov. 14, 1928, on Senate Foreign Relations Committee letterhead, signed by William E. Borah (1865-1940), one of the most outspoken Senators. TLS, March 15, 1910, on Senate letterhead (generic), signed by Elihu Root (1845-1937), about securing a Republican newspaper in